Paul Williams/Carpenters Connection

[wisejester7]

Paul Williams wrote/co-wrote many songs that the Carpenters sang on their albums. Here is a link where you can hear Paul's version of some of our favorite Carpenters songs...sung by Paul Williams.

paulwilliamsconnection.org/music.htm

We've Only Just Begun
Rainy Days And Mondays
Let Me Be The One
I Won't Last A Day Without You

[YesterdayOnceMore]

Thanks for the link WJ7. Paul Williams certainly is a talented songwriter, I'll give you that. It's too bad he didn't have much of a voice to go along with it - at least, in my opinion. Though the sound of his voice has grown on me, and it's not nearly as "odd" sounding as it once was to these ears, it's just not my favorite sound in a vocalist. But...in teaming up with our Karen, did he ever hit his gold mine. Wow! Beautiful songs, sung by the best, most beautiful voice of the time.

It just doesn't get much better than that.

Best,
Tim

[wisejester7]

I agree about Paul Williams voice...actually I agree with all you said : )

It is interesting to hear how the author thought the songs should sound compared to what the Carpenters did with the same songs.

[Rick Henry]

I have to go along with everyone on Paul's voice - not my favorite sound - but I sr=till like Paul - he seems like a good guy. I have one of his original albums released in 1978 which cintains his recordings of "We've Only Just Begun", "I Won't Last A Day Without You" and "Rainy Days And Mondays" - I've listened to it maybe twice in all the years I've had it - but it's there sitting in my collection.

[Ming]

I love Karen's version more, but he has a great voice too.